Colorado Open Lands

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Lakewood, CO EIN 84-0866211

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2026

Total received

$10.8M

Foundation funders

87

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2026

Who funds Colorado Open Lands?

Colorado Open Lands is funded by 87 grantmakers, led by Col Foundation ($1.3M), The Denver Foundation ($1.3M), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.8M in grants to Colorado Open Lands between 2021–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Col Foundation$1,341,73752021–2025
The Denver Foundation$1,301,37542021–2024
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$1,158,69432022–2025
The Trust for Public Land$940,66422023–2025
Mile High United Way Inc$516,89662021–2025
Lake Fork Valley Conservancy$502,73012021
Western Rivers Conservancy$500,00012025
Colorado Gives Foundation$492,61742021–2024
Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock$380,00042021–2024
Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts$342,86532023–2025
FJC$332,48722021–2022
6S Foundation$255,00052021–2026
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$174,16742021–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$160,00012024
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado$159,27952021–2025
Gates Family Foundation$150,00032022–2024
Records Johnston Family Foundation$133,33322023–2024
Fredman Family Foundation Inc$115,00042021–2024
The Morgridge Family Foundation$105,20032021–2024
Mighty Arrow Family Foundation$100,00042021–2024
JJP Family Foundation Inc$100,00022021–2023
LP Brown Foundation$100,00012022
Ronald And Carol Moore Family Foundation$100,00022021–2022
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation$100,00022021–2022
The Michael P Dowling Foundation$87,37552021–2025
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The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$80,00022021–2022
Monaghan Foundation$75,00052021–2025
Charles H Kurtz Family Foundation$65,50042021–2024
American Farmland Trust$60,81922024–2025
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$60,00022023–2024
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona$55,20022023–2024
Belvedere Charitable Foundation$50,30412024
The Cleveland Foundation$50,00032021–2024
Trailsend Foundation$50,00012021
J C Kennedy Foundation Inc$50,00012021
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$45,00032022–2024
Heider Family Foundation Co Susan H Coleman$40,00042021–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$35,75012025
Community Shares of Colorado Inc$30,40332021–2023
Ruth Brown Foundation$27,50032021–2024
The Nature Conservancy$25,00012024
The Merlin Foundation$25,00012024
Land Trust Alliance Inc$24,50012023
Gerald J Kaufman Jr Foundation$22,01052021–2025
Wright Family Foundation$20,00022021–2023
Green Fund$17,50042022–2025
Leatherwood Foundation$15,53752021–2025
Vollbracht Family Foundation$15,00022021–2025
Cranaleith Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Aspen Business Center Foundation$15,00032022–2024
Kelleyknox Family Foundation$15,00022022–2023
The Alper Family Foundation Inc$15,00022021–2022
Writer Family Foundation$12,00012022
Rose Community Foundation$11,20012023
Community Foundation Boulder County$10,10012022
The William Kistler Coors Foundation$10,00012025
G E Johnson Foundation$10,00012023
William T Kemper Charitable Trust 10015200$10,00012023
R C Kemper Jr Charitable Trust 10023600$10,00012023
LARRK Foundation$10,00012022
The William H Donner Foundation Inc$10,00012021
Aspen Community Foundation$10,00012021
The Noom Foundation$9,00022024–2025
Borgen Family Foundation$5,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5,00012024
Thiry-O'Leary Foundation$5,00012022
Richard H Lewis Family Foundation$5,00012021
Mollie Mitchell & John Wilson Foundation$4,00042022–2025
The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation$4,00032022–2024
CBC Foundation$4,00042021–2024
The Knapp Fund$3,00022024–2025
Arches Foundation$3,00032022–2024
J Kenneth Timmons Irrevocable Trust$2,00012025
Sorenson Family Foundation$2,00022024–2025
Trygve E & Victoria H Myhren$1,50032023–2025
Robert E & Anne T Sneed$1,27442022–2025
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Preservation Foundation$1,25022024–2025
Louis F & Reberta C Albright Foundation Inc$1,00022023–2024
Dobbins Foundation$70012022
David and Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic$50012025
Jones Family Charitable Foundation$50012025
Swanson Family Foundation$50012023
Slifer Family Foundation$30012024
Baird Foundation Inc$30012023
Perkins Charitable Foundation$25012025
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$13022023–2024
The Janus Henderson Foundation$5012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M35 grants2021 41 grants2022 46 grants2023 49 grants2024 28 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2021 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2026) to $2.6M (2025). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

What grants has Colorado Open Lands received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
20266S FoundationTO PRESERVE THE SIGNIFICANT OPEN LANDS AND DIMINISHING NATURAL HERITAGE OF COLORADO.$10,000
2025National Fish and Wildlife FoundationSAGE GROUSE HABITAT CONSERVATION EASEMENT$879,759
2025Western Rivers ConservancyRESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND$500,000
2025Col FoundationPRESERVE OPEN SPACE$422,521
2025Mile High United Way IncOTHER$419,551
2025Colorado Coalition of Land TrustsCONSERVATION PROJECT$159,750
2025The Trust for Public LandGRANTS$54,000
2025Community Foundation of Northern ColoradoPROGRAM SUPPORT$49,083
2025National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$35,750
2025American Farmland TrustPROMOTING SOUND FARMING PRACTICES/KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND$29,819
2025Monaghan FoundationFOR THE SUPPORT OF LAND CONSERVATION IN COLORADO$15,000
2025Mile High United Way IncDAF, DESIG$10,855
2025The William Kistler Coors FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
2025Vollbracht Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$10,000
2025Gerald J Kaufman Jr FoundationFURTHER ORG PURPOSE$8,000
2025Green FundGeneral Support$5,000
2025The Noom FoundationGENERAL FUND$4,000
2025The Knapp FundGENERAL$2,000
2025J Kenneth Timmons Irrevocable TrustENVIRONMENT$2,000
2025Sorenson Family FoundationCHARITABLE$1,000
2025Colorado Wildlife Habitat Preservation FoundationGeneral Support$1,000
2025The Michael P Dowling FoundationNATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION$1,000
2025Mollie Mitchell & John Wilson FoundationOPEN LAND PRESERVATION$1,000
2025David and Eleanore Rukin PhilanthropicCHARITABLE$500
2025Robert E & Anne T SneedGENERAL$500
2025Leatherwood FoundationLAND CONSERVATION$500
2025Jones Family Charitable FoundationDONATION$500
2025Trygve E & Victoria H MyhrenPROGRAM SUPPORT$500
2025Perkins Charitable FoundationPHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.$250
2024Col FoundationPRESERVE OPEN SPACE$418,706

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Colorado Open Lands?

Colorado Open Lands is funded by 87 grantmakers, led by Col Foundation ($1.3M), The Denver Foundation ($1.3M), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.8M in grants to Colorado Open Lands between 2021–2026.

Who is Colorado Open Lands's largest funder?

Col Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Colorado Open Lands, with $1.3M across 5 grants (2021–2025).

How much grant funding has Colorado Open Lands received?

IRS 990 filings record $10.8M in grants to Colorado Open Lands across 200 grants from 87 funders between 2021–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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